Loving the Forecasts

We drove through another near white-out snow squall on the way home from a hockey game in Virginia, Minnesota.  There’s at least 4 inches of new snow in Grand Marais, Minnesota and every where we looked people were outside enjoying it despite the cooler temperatures.

Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 08 at 7:48PM CST until December 09 at 6:00AM CST by NWS Duluth
Issued: Sunday, Dec 08 at 07:48 pm
Expires: Monday, Dec 09 at 06:00 am
…PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE NORTH SHORE THROUGH MIDNIGHT…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY…
* LOCATION AND TIMING…SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES…WILL BE FOUND
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
BE THE HEAVIEST BEFORE MIDNIGHT…TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN.
AS OF 700 PM…SNOWFALL SPOTTERS NEAR TWO HARBORS AND SILVER BAY
HAVE REPORTED…2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN THIS EVENING.
AT 700 PM…THE GRAND MARAIS AIRPORT WAS REPORTING HEAVY SNOW
WITH LOW VISIBILITY.
* IMPACTS…THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS
HIGHWAY 61 IS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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